Coatings Technician

Date Posted:

2024-04-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW192: Carlsbad 5940 Darwin Court , Carlsbad, CA, 92008 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Job Summary:

Operate all equipment in the coatings cell to apply coatings to turbine engine parts. This includes robots, feed systems, air & plasma spray guns, abrasive blast and cleaning equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and maintain raw material supplies and spare parts for the system, prepare, mix, test and apply slurries and part preparation including cleaning, masking, abrasive blasting and plasma cleaning.
• Load coating systems with parts per documented configuration and perform regular maintenance on coating systems and monitor coating process while running including attending to alarms and diagnosing issues for resolution or escalation
• Provide support in the development and implementation of facility and equipment upgrades, support experimental designs, fabricate development tooling and fixtures to improve the process and program equipment including ABB robots to adjust settings for new processes
• Maintain all documentation (electronic and paper) required for the coating process and comply with AS9100 quality system including SOPs (standard operating procedures), internal requirements, manufacturer's specifications and safety policies
• Use of MS Office
• Perform other duties as assigned

Basic qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• Prior thermal spray coating experience  

Preferred qualifications:

• AA/AS degree or other 2-year post high school training with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Manufacturing background
• Minimum experience of 4 years applying thermal spray coatings preferably with plasma spray
• Experience in development coating applications such as air spray, thermal spray, slurry, or vapor deposition and experience programming robots for complex geometries preferably with ABB
• Comfortable supporting both development and production coating applications
• Previous aerospace or chemical industry experience and experience working within a formal quality system like ISO 9001 or AS9100

Additional Information:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

The salary range for this role is $28.00 to $42.00 per hour; however, Raytheon Technologies considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.​ ​

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

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Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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